Consolidated Solar Research at UCLan
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Central Lancashire
Department Name: Jeremiah Horrocks Institute
Abstract
This consolidated grant proposal brings together solar physics research within the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). We will undertake investigations to study the processes that lead to eruptions in the Sun's atmosphere, and how energetic particle released during these eruptions are transported from the Sun to the Earth and beyond into interplanetary space.
The motion of sunspots in the Sun's photosphere can inject energy into the atmospheric magnetic field. We will study the rotation of sunspots by developing an algorithm to automatically detect and analyse rotating sunspots. This will be used to understand what causes them to rotate, and to determine to what extent rotating sunspots lead to solar flares and eruptions.
These solar eruptions release energetic particles into the heliosphere. We will simulate the motions of these solar energetic particles (SEPs) in order to study SEP transport from the Sun to the Earth. This will link into a study of the relation between solar eruptive events and SEP transport, which in turn will allow us to make more accurate predictions of space weather effects on the Earth.
The motion of sunspots in the Sun's photosphere can inject energy into the atmospheric magnetic field. We will study the rotation of sunspots by developing an algorithm to automatically detect and analyse rotating sunspots. This will be used to understand what causes them to rotate, and to determine to what extent rotating sunspots lead to solar flares and eruptions.
These solar eruptions release energetic particles into the heliosphere. We will simulate the motions of these solar energetic particles (SEPs) in order to study SEP transport from the Sun to the Earth. This will link into a study of the relation between solar eruptive events and SEP transport, which in turn will allow us to make more accurate predictions of space weather effects on the Earth.
Planned Impact
Please refer to the full UCLan proposal (ref ST/M000877/1) for further details.
Organisations
- University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Ruhr Universitat Bochum (Collaboration)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) (Collaboration)
- North West University, South Africa (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Paris (Collaboration)
- University of Arizona, United States (Collaboration)
- Kiel University, Germany (Collaboration)
- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Collaboration)
- University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States (Collaboration)
- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (Collaboration)
- University of Calabria, Italy (Collaboration)
- University of Waikato, New Zealand (Collaboration)
- Western Kentucky University (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Astrophysics INAF (Collaboration)
- University of Helsinki, Finland (Collaboration)
- Stanford University, United States (Collaboration)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration)
- University of Manitoba, Canada (Collaboration)
- University of Minnesota, United States (Collaboration)
Publications
Battarbee M
(2018)
Multi-spacecraft observations and transport simulations of solar energetic particles for the May 17th 2012 event
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Battarbee Markus
(2018)
Modeling Solar Energetic Particle Transport near a Wavy Heliospheric Current Sheet
in The Astrophysical Journal
Battarbee Markus
(2017)
Solar Energetic Particle Transport Near a Heliospheric Current Sheet
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dalla S
(2018)
Application of Test Particle Simulations to Solar Energetic Particle Forecasting
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Dalla S
(2015)
DRIFT-INDUCED DECELERATION OF SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dalla S.
(2017)
Time dependence of Fe/O ratio within a 3D solar energetic particle propagation model including drift
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dalla S.
(2017)
Solar Energetic Particle Drifts and the Energy Dependence of 1 AU Charge States
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dalla Silvia
(2016)
A pioneer of solar astronomy
in Astronomy and Geophysics
Doran D
(2016)
Temporal Evolution of Solar Energetic Particle Spectra
in Solar Physics
| Description | NASA HSR NNH16ZDA001N-HSR for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science - 2016 (ROSES-2016) |
| Amount | $250,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | Dr Georgia De Nolfo, NASA Goodard Space Flight Center |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Dr Georgia De Nolfo visited us for a week in January 2018 to work on comparing PAMELA spacecraft data with our simulations of SEP propagation. This collaboration is ongoing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | 3D test particle simulations of relativistic protons during flare/CME events. |
| Impact | Conference presentation at SHINE Meeting 2018 and at ICRC 2019. Two refereed journal papers currently in preparation. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Frederic Effenberger/NASA |
| Organisation | Bay Area Environmental Research Institute |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Two collaborators in the institutes were co-authors of publications in 2015-2017. Frederic Effenberger secured a NASA grant in 2017 funding a young researcher. Timo Laitinen is an unpaid Co-investigator in the NASA grant, and can fund the team members' visits to USA (such visits haven't taken place yet). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner participated in research, and the young researcher hired by the NASA grant is advancing the research, with publications foreseen. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. Marsh. Transport of Solar Energetic Particles across the Parker field due to field line meandering. In 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015), volume 34 of International Cosmic Ray Conference, page 191, July 2015.; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016.; Laitinen, Timo, Effenberger, Frederic, Kopp, Andreas, and Dalla, Silvia. The effect of turbulence strength on meandering field lines and solar energetic particle event extents. J. Space Weather Space Clim., 8:A13, 2018. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Frederic Effenberger/NASA |
| Organisation | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Department | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Two collaborators in the institutes were co-authors of publications in 2015-2017. Frederic Effenberger secured a NASA grant in 2017 funding a young researcher. Timo Laitinen is an unpaid Co-investigator in the NASA grant, and can fund the team members' visits to USA (such visits haven't taken place yet). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner participated in research, and the young researcher hired by the NASA grant is advancing the research, with publications foreseen. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. Marsh. Transport of Solar Energetic Particles across the Parker field due to field line meandering. In 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015), volume 34 of International Cosmic Ray Conference, page 191, July 2015.; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016.; Laitinen, Timo, Effenberger, Frederic, Kopp, Andreas, and Dalla, Silvia. The effect of turbulence strength on meandering field lines and solar energetic particle event extents. J. Space Weather Space Clim., 8:A13, 2018. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Frederic Effenberger/NASA |
| Organisation | University of Kiel |
| Department | Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics |
| PI Contribution | Two collaborators in the institutes were co-authors of publications in 2015-2017. Frederic Effenberger secured a NASA grant in 2017 funding a young researcher. Timo Laitinen is an unpaid Co-investigator in the NASA grant, and can fund the team members' visits to USA (such visits haven't taken place yet). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner participated in research, and the young researcher hired by the NASA grant is advancing the research, with publications foreseen. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. Marsh. Transport of Solar Energetic Particles across the Parker field due to field line meandering. In 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015), volume 34 of International Cosmic Ray Conference, page 191, July 2015.; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016.; Laitinen, Timo, Effenberger, Frederic, Kopp, Andreas, and Dalla, Silvia. The effect of turbulence strength on meandering field lines and solar energetic particle event extents. J. Space Weather Space Clim., 8:A13, 2018. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | North-West University |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | Stanford University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | University of Kiel |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | University of Minnesota |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI Team on Flares and SEPs, 6-6-2018 |
| Organisation | Western Kentucky University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Timo Laitinen was invited to be part of this Team funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) to hold a series of research meetings. The team is researching "Solar flare acceleration signatures and their connection to solar energetic particles". |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation to meetings and associated research. Scientific presentation at meeting |
| Impact | It is expected that scientific publications will be outcome of this activity in future. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Department | Arcetri Observatory |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | North-West University |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | University of Arizona |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | University of Calabria |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | University of Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | University of Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | University of Waikato |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ISSI team 2014-2016 |
| Organisation | Wroclaw University of Science and Technology |
| PI Contribution | ISSI team on Superdiffusive Transport in Space Plasmas and its Influence on Energetic Particle Acceleration and Propagation met twice to discuss issues central to the research in the award. The meeting late 2015 gave an opportunity to present and discuss for the first time physics behind early-phase particle propagation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussion on the award related physics, and contribution to discussion on novel field of study. |
| Impact | T. Laitinen and S. Dalla. Energetic Particle Transport across the Mean Magnetic Field: Before Diffusion. ApJ, 834:127, January 2017. ; T. Laitinen, A. Kopp, F. Effenberger, S. Dalla, and M. S. Marsh. Solar energetic particle access to distant longitudes through turbulent field-line meandering. A&A, 591:A18, June 2016. |
| Start Year | 2014 |